Quote Originally Posted by Steve W View Post
I bought Dreamcasts years ago in my thrift store days, and neither one of them had working controller ports. I read that it was a common problem.
Actually, from what I know, the Dreamcast is not the problem. The problem is that certain 3rd-party controllers try to circulate the wrong volts / amps / watts, causing the fuse in the controller port to fail, or the controller's wiring is damaged.

How to fix a non-working Dreamcast controller board problem:
http://blog.kazade.co.uk/p/dreamcast...right-way.html
https://mmmonkey.co.uk/dreamcast-con...1-replacement/
https://www.dreamcast.nu/en/how-to-f...t-not-working/